Shloka 14

Devanagari script

पाण्डवास्तुष्टवुः सर्वे प्रणेमुश्न मुहुर्मुहुः । उन महाभाग मुनियोंके अदृश्य हो जानेपर भी समस्त पाण्डव बारंबार उनकी स्तुति और उन्हें प्रणाम करते रहे ।। १३ $ ।। प्रसन्नमनस: सर्वे गाज़ेयं कुरुसत्तमम्‌

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca | Pāṇḍavās tuṣṭuvuḥ sarve praṇemuś ca muhur muhuḥ | Teṣāṃ mahābhāga-munīnāṃ adṛśya-bhāve 'pi sarve Pāṇḍavāḥ punaḥ punaḥ stutiṃ cakruḥ praṇāmaṃ ca ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: All the Pāṇḍavas, filled with reverence, repeatedly praised those great-souled sages and bowed to them again and again. Even after the illustrious ascetics had vanished from sight, the Pāṇḍavas continued their salutations—showing that true honor is not dependent on physical presence but on steadfast gratitude and dharmic humility.

Word by Word

पाण्डवाःthe Pandavas

तुष्टवुःpraised

सर्वेall

प्रणेमुःbowed down, saluted

चand

मुहुःagain, repeatedly

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Pāṇḍavas

munis (sages)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic humility and gratitude: reverence for the wise should be steady and sincere, not merely performative or dependent on their physical presence. Continuing praise and salutations even after the sages are no longer visible models enduring respect for spiritual authority and benefactors.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that the Pāṇḍavas repeatedly praise and bow to the great sages. Even after those munis disappear from sight, the Pāṇḍavas continue offering stuti and praṇāma, emphasizing their devotion and disciplined conduct.